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亘丕睾 丿讴鬲乇 讴賵讴
倬夭卮讴蹖 噩賵丕賳 亘賴 卮賴乇 讴賵趩讴 夭丕丿诏丕賴卮 亘丕夭賲蹖鈥屭必� 賵 亘賴 乇丕夭賴丕蹖蹖 倬蹖 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ必� 賲乇鬲亘胤 亘丕 丿讴鬲乇 讴賵讴貙 蹖诏丕賳賴 倬夭卮讴 賯丿蹖賲蹖 賵 賲丨亘賵亘 卮賴乇貙 賵 賴賲乇丕賴 亘丕 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇 丿賵乇丕賴蹖 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 亘睾乇賳噩蹖 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖鈥屭屫必� 賵 亘丕蹖丿 趩丕乇趩賵亘 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇丕鬲 倬夭卮讴蹖 賵 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿 賲卮禺氐 讴賳丿
100 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1998
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About the author
Ira Levin
75听books1,637听followersLevin graduated from the Horace Mann School and New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English.
After college, he wrote training films and scripts for television.
Levin's first produced play was No Time for Sergeants (adapted from Mac Hyman's novel), a comedy about a hillbilly drafted into the United States Air Force that launched the career of Andy Griffith. The play was turned into a movie in 1958, and co-starred Don Knotts, Griffith's long-time co-star and friend. No Time for Sergeants is generally considered the precursor to Gomer Pyle, USMC.
Levin's first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, was well received, earning him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A Kiss Before Dying was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956, and again in 1991.
Levin's best known play is Deathtrap, which holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and brought Levin his second Edgar Award. In 1982, it was made into a film starring Christopher Reeve and Michael Caine.
Levin's best known novel is Rosemary's Baby, a horror story of modern day satanism and the occult, set in Manhattan's Upper West Side. It was made into a film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance. Roman Polanski, who wrote and directed the film, was nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Other Levin novels were turned into movies, including The Boys from Brazil in 1978; The Stepford Wives in 1975 and again in 2004; and Sliver in 1993.
Stephen King has described Ira Levin as "the Swiss watchmaker of suspense novels, he makes what the rest of us do look like cheap watchmakers in drugstores." Chuck Palahniuk, in , calls Levin's writing "a smart, updated version of the kind of folksy legends that cultures have always used."
Ira Levin died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, on 12 November 2007. He was seventy-eight at the time of his death.
After college, he wrote training films and scripts for television.
Levin's first produced play was No Time for Sergeants (adapted from Mac Hyman's novel), a comedy about a hillbilly drafted into the United States Air Force that launched the career of Andy Griffith. The play was turned into a movie in 1958, and co-starred Don Knotts, Griffith's long-time co-star and friend. No Time for Sergeants is generally considered the precursor to Gomer Pyle, USMC.
Levin's first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, was well received, earning him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A Kiss Before Dying was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956, and again in 1991.
Levin's best known play is Deathtrap, which holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and brought Levin his second Edgar Award. In 1982, it was made into a film starring Christopher Reeve and Michael Caine.
Levin's best known novel is Rosemary's Baby, a horror story of modern day satanism and the occult, set in Manhattan's Upper West Side. It was made into a film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance. Roman Polanski, who wrote and directed the film, was nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Other Levin novels were turned into movies, including The Boys from Brazil in 1978; The Stepford Wives in 1975 and again in 2004; and Sliver in 1993.
Stephen King has described Ira Levin as "the Swiss watchmaker of suspense novels, he makes what the rest of us do look like cheap watchmakers in drugstores." Chuck Palahniuk, in , calls Levin's writing "a smart, updated version of the kind of folksy legends that cultures have always used."
Ira Levin died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan, on 12 November 2007. He was seventy-eight at the time of his death.
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February 4, 2020
4+ Stars
Ira Levin never ceases to amaze me!
In an effort to read all of his work, I recently finished DR. COOK'S GARDEN, and Oh. My. Gosh. If you like Levin and you like dark, intense drama, this 61 page play is for you!
First directed on stage in New York City by Mr. Levin himself, the action all takes place in one afternoon in Dr. Cook's home/office in a small Vermont village, a town described as peaceful with no sin or crime, a town where everyone is content.
Enter 27 year old Jim Tennyson, now a doctor himself thanks to his beloved friend and benefactor, the aging Dr. Cook. He's come home for a short visit, but all does not go quite as expected......
Take an hour or so and find out what happens....What R stands for. If you decide to read the book summary, it gives away a bit....but definitely not all!
April 19, 2025
乇賵丕賳蹖蹖蹖蹖. 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屫й� 噩賳丕蹖蹖.
18.04.2025 Cafe Emils, Dresden, Germany
19.04.2025 Hotel Super 8
丿賵賲蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 亘丕 爻賲丕賳賴 诏賵蹖賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿蹖賲:))
18.04.2025 Cafe Emils, Dresden, Germany
19.04.2025 Hotel Super 8
丿賵賲蹖賳 賳賲丕蹖卮賳丕賲賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 亘丕 爻賲丕賳賴 诏賵蹖賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿蹖賲:))
January 23, 2016
4-1/2 stars
Excellent short play about corruption of power, great paired with "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Excellent short play about corruption of power, great paired with "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
May 28, 2012
Delightfully creepy and thought-provoking all at once. A lesser known Levin work, but one that should get more credit, I think.
March 10, 2025
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丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 賲賳 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘: 猸愶笍3.5
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丕賲鬲蹖丕夭 賲賳 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘: 猸愶笍3.5
March 26, 2022
This 1967 patriarchal throwback broke ground when it premiered for its exposure of the evil lurking in "good people." The blatant misogyny and ableism is horrific, but it's a worthy read to appreciate what it took to move society forward over the past 50-ish years.
January 30, 2025
禺賵賳丿賳卮 禺蹖賱蹖 趩爻亘蹖丿. 丿賵乇丕賴蹖 丕禺賱丕賯蹖 噩丕賱亘蹖 乇賵 賲胤乇丨 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 丌丿賲 乇賵 亘賴 賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屬嗀ж操�
October 29, 2013
Good, but there's not enough motivation explored or explained for what happens as lead up to what is covered in the play.
June 28, 2011
interesting premise, great arguments.
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